# Rinri Therapeutics funding: rounds and investors

> Rinri Therapeutics has raised $6.4M across 2 rounds since 2019. Investors include Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, UCB Ventures and Innovate UK.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/rinri-therapeutics (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Rinri Therapeutics*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026

**$6.4M** raised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources

**$1.9M** Seed **$4.5M** Grant

- **Latest round:** Grant, $4.5M May 2021
- **Step-up i:** 2.4×
- **Investors:** 5 (2 led)

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2020 2021

**$1.9M** Seed

**$4.5M** Grant

- **First round:** Seed, $1.9M
- **Biggest round:** $4.5M
- **Between rounds:** 23 months

## The rounds

- **May 2021** Grant **$4.5M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boehringer-ingelheim-venture-fund) [The Future Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-future-fund) Source recorded
- **May 2019** Seed **$1.9M** *3 new* [Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boehringer-ingelheim-venture-fund) Lead [UCB Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ucb-ventures) Lead BioCity Reported by FinSMEs

## Founders and team

From Rinri Therapeutics's own website: 1 founder, 18 on the team.

**Professor Marcelo Rivolta** Founder and Chief Scientific Officer

- **Dr. Simon Chandler** Chief Executive Officer
- **Rachel Haines** Vice President, Clinical Development & Operations
- **Dr. Terri Gaskell** Chief Technology Officer
- **Professor Doug Hartley** Chief Medical Officer
- **Sophie Price** Clinical Operations Coordinator
- **Ben Stephens** Director of Finance
- **Cherith Campbell-Bell** Director of Clinical Development
- **Daniela Cacciabue** Research Associate and University Teacher
- **David Hipkiss** Independent Chair
- **Dr. Andre Varcianna** Research Associate
- **Dr. Aurelien Bunga** Senior Scientist
- **Dr. Faizah Mushtaq** Clinical Manager
- **Dr. Maryam Shariatzadeh** Senior Scientist
- **Oula El-Atat** Research Associate
- **Romain Russo** Data Protection Officer (DPO)
- **Sarah Sampson** Clinical Operations Manager
- **Tom Laverty** Research Associate
- **William Sherlock** Senior Scientist

Advisers *Rivolta Laboratory*

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Seed** 2019 **Grant** 2021 [Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boehringer-ingelheim-venture-fund) L [UCB Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ucb-ventures) L [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [The Future Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-future-fund) BioCity

## Everyone who backed them

[Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boehringer-ingelheim-venture-fund) Corporate VC **2** rounds, led 1

[UCB Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ucb-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round, led 1

[Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) VC firm **1** round

[The Future Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-future-fund) VC firm **1** round

BioCity no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Rinri Therapeutics

### Who invested in Rinri Therapeutics?

Rinri Therapeutics's investors include Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, UCB Ventures, Innovate UK, The Future Fund and BioCity.

### How much has Rinri Therapeutics raised?

Rinri Therapeutics has raised $6.4M across 2 rounds since 2019.

### When did Rinri Therapeutics last raise?

Rinri Therapeutics's most recent round was a Grant of $4.5M in May 2021.

### What was Rinri Therapeutics's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $4.5M in May 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Rinri Therapeutics first?

Rinri Therapeutics's first round on record, in May 2019, was backed by Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, UCB Ventures and BioCity.

### What stage is Rinri Therapeutics at?

Rinri Therapeutics's latest named round is a Grant, in May 2021.

### Where is Rinri Therapeutics based?

Rinri Therapeutics is based in the United Kingdom.

### Who led Rinri Therapeutics's rounds?

Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund led the Seed in 2019.

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